Kim Hyang-gi (born August 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Kim began her career as a
child actress, debuting in a
Paris Baguette Commercial alongside her future co-star Jung Woo Sung and first appeared in the animal film ''
Heart Is...'' in 2006 alongside
Yoo Seung-ho.
Thereafter she starred in melodrama film ''
Cherry Tomato'', which depicts the poverty-stricken life of an old man and his granddaughter.
One of Kim's earlier notable roles were in the drama film ''
Wedding Dress
A wedding dress or bridal gown is the dress worn by the bride during a wedding ceremony. The color, style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In Western cultures and Anglo ...
'' where she played
Song Yoon-ah's daughter.
In 2013, Kim starred in the television drama ''
The Queen's Classroom'', which won her a Best Young Actress Award at the 2013
MBC Drama Awards.
Kim next appeared in ''
Thread of Lies'', a film adaptation of Kim Ryeo-ryeong's novel ''Elegant Lies'' about a willful girl seeking the truth behind her sister's suicide.
Her performance as a victim of bully won her the Best New Actress award at the
Baeksang Arts Awards.
In 2015, Kim had a lead role in the ''
Drama City'' television special, ''
Snowy Road
''Snowy Road'' () is a 2015 South Korean historical drama film directed by Lee Na-jeong
which narrates the story of two teenage girls' fate as comfort women during the Japanese occupation of Korea. It originally aired on KBS1 in 2015 as a two-pa ...
''. The two-part drama series is about the "
comfort women" in
Korea under Japanese rule
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business o ...
during World War II, and was later released as a film in theaters.
In 2017, Kim starred in the web drama ''
Sweet Revenge'', which earned positive reviews and had over 11 million views online.
The same year, she starred in the fantasy blockbuster ''
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds''.
The film was the second highest-grossing film in South Korea, and Kim won the Best Supporting Actress award at the
Blue Dragon Awards. Kim subsequently reprised her role in the sequel of the film, ''
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days''.
In 2018, Kim starred in the drama film ''Youngju'', playing a lonely girl whose environment has forced her to grow up too fast.
The same year, she was cast in the two-episode romance drama ''Drunk in Good Taste''.
In 2019, Kim reunited with and starred alongside
Jung Woo-sung in the drama film ''
Innocent Witness''. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of a girl who suffers from a developmental disorder. She also appeared in the youth drama ''
At Eighteen'' alongside
Ong Seong-wu.
In 2022, Kim appeared in the period war action film ''
Hansan: Rising Dragon'', the second installment of
Kim Han-min's ''
Yi Sun-sin trilogy'', in the role of Jeong Bo-reum, a spy who enters the enemy territory as a courtesan. The same year, she starred in the
tvN historical-medical drama ''
Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Music video
Discography
Singles
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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Namoo Actors
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2000 births
Living people
South Korean child actresses
South Korean television actresses
South Korean film actresses
South Korean web series actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
Best New Actress Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners